GDQ’s Corona Relief Done Quick raises $400k for Direct Relief

The 2020 Summer Games Done Quick charity speedrun marathon might have been delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak around the world, but a new online Corona Relief Done Quick event – which took place this weekend – has been a roaring success. The organisers have announced it raised $400,000 for charity Direct Relief.

That’s according to a post on Games Done Quick’s Twitter channel, which says: “We also managed to break $400k raised for Direct Relief! How about that! Thank you so much to everyone for all your effort and all the money you have donated towards this wonderful charity during this marathon!” That eye watering sum was raised between the event’s start on April 17 and conclusion yesterday, April 19.

Given the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the charity is working “to get protective gear and critical care medications to as many health workers as possible, as quickly as possible” and “coordinating with public health authorities, nonprofit organisations and businesses in the US and globally to provide personal protective equipment and essential medical items to health workers responding to coronavirus (COVID-19).”

Head to Games Done Quick’s Twitch channel here if you’re keen to catch up on some clips of the speedrunning fun and donate if you missed any of the action this weekend.

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Carrie cut her gaming teeth on the early Tomb Raiders and a lot of Worms 2, but has since developed slightly wider interests. An avid lover of cats, coffee, and Fable, she is desperately awaiting news of Fable 4.